G'day
Samaria there to end the first day of the Final Knockouts!
Fortunately, the weird bug that otherwise could've killed my second knockouts did not return!
Preliminaries
I watched Ads Quest as a "pomodoro break" until I have twenty each of the free switches and lollipops. I also have dozens of Colour Bomb boosters, the strongest of the starting boosters.
I had to complete one extra episode (Burger Buffet, E325) so my daily stamps would be aligned in such a way that I will start with the Daily Stamp passes for the final round.
Tournament
Started my first sitting at 7:45pm EDT. Like the previous leaderboards, I was placed with other players who started very slightly before me.
I am able to finish second at the end of the day at nine episodes, six golden chocolate boxes, and a single Royale and double colour bomb.
It took me five hours to complete the nine episodes, including break time and satisfying gold box objectives.
Something nobody expected me to do
Likely the only time I will ever purchase extra lives. I made a minor mistake while quickly satisfying a gold box requirement that does not require new levels. My lives received from friends have expired, and I am also under a lollipop hammer pass. I need to respect the clock as well as well as to not multiaccount to benefit my primary. Hence, I did this.
End phase
I will end my day at 5K (bet this rhymes)! I will continue to chase this hex0r and clinch the gold! Hope I dont get hexed again.